re: Anyone ever left something on a plane and gotten it back?

Left a jacket on a plane once, but I realized it before I left the airport, and they brought it to the lost baggage claim desk.

I've never left anything important, and I fly a lot. I always do a routine check of all my important items before leaving, and if I am not rushing to a connecting flight, I'll usually be the last guy off the plane so I'm not rushed and forget something.